Not long ago, I accompanied two of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership’s consultants, Bob Elliott and Peter Melnik, to a Shingo Systems Design workshop at Osram, a terrific host site in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Bob and Peter did all the work.

(Digital Twin Consortium: Boston) -- Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) has announced revised definitions for

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Executive Fellows Program is a one-year, nationally ranked leadership development experience for direct reports to the most senior leader in the organization or business unit leaders.

(3D Scanners UK: Barford, England) -- 3D Scanners UK, the master distributer of PolyWorks software in the U.K.

(Ansys: Canonsburg, PA) -- Faraday Technology Corp., a leading company in the semiconductor industry, is expanding its use of

All improvement efforts require a framework. No matter what we’re doing, we all need some way to align our efforts and focus on a specific objective. During my 50 years in this business, I’ve seen people use many different improvement frameworks.

As we approach 2025, one of the most pressing challenges manufacturers face is a growing labor shortage.

This ain’t your daddy’s or mommy’s business world anymore. I’m sure you’ve figured that out already. First of all, people use cell phones. I keep reminding my father.

(ETQ: Burlington, MA) --

The Associated Press, reporting on the strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association, noted, “Local ILA president Bois